[Kevin lurches forward a step, and reaches out a gloved hand before catching himself and stopping, frozen in that position. In that moment his expression slips (OOC: see icon, haha) and he locks eyes with John.]
Don't hurt him. He's telling the truth.
[John may very well have been telling the truth. Or he could've been lying. Kevin doesn't know. It has nothing to do with how well they know each other -- John's a talented liar. But Kevin is reassured, at least, that he's an adept liar himself, and maybe that'll be enough to save his old friend.]
from iris
Don't hurt him. He's telling the truth.
[John may very well have been telling the truth. Or he could've been lying. Kevin doesn't know. It has nothing to do with how well they know each other -- John's a talented liar. But Kevin is reassured, at least, that he's an adept liar himself, and maybe that'll be enough to save his old friend.]